The great Colorado River, and subsequently its reservoirs, are not what they once were because the basin states have been affected by a megadrought that has gripped the southwest of the U.S. for two...
Category: Aquifer
Over the last decade or more a lot of speculation has been talked about the drought-ridden reservoirs of Lake Meade fed by the Colorado River system in Southwestern states of America as the Lake...
Although the water levels in Lake Mead have been falling for decades, Las Vegas is not about to run dry anytime soon as residents of Las Vegas have been taking a proactive approach to ensure they...
California's Sierra Nevada snowpack accounts for much of the water supply in many parts of the state. The snowpack retains large amounts of water in the winter that is then released as temperatures...
Storms of rain and snow have hit California particularly badly in recent months, and have spread into neighboring states like Nevada where reservoirs like Lake Mead rely on seasonal snowmelt and...
Underground sources of water like aquifers are becoming limited through different areas of the country due to drought and usage and even the biggest supplies of water like the Ogallala Aquifer which...